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Also known as Torreya californica.

Branch of California Torreya

Also known as Torreya californica.

Also known as Washingtonia filifera. A palm tree native to the desert oases of the southwest United States.

Branch of Desert Fan Palm

Also known as Washingtonia filifera. A palm tree native to the desert oases of the southwest United…

Also known as Juglans californica. A species of walnut shrub endemic to California.

Branch of California Black Walnut

Also known as Juglans californica. A species of walnut shrub endemic to California.

Also known as Myrica californica. A small tree native to the Pacific Coast of North America.

Branch of California Wax Myrtle

Also known as Myrica californica. A small tree native to the Pacific Coast of North America.

Also known as Salix laevigata. The branch of a Red Willow tree, native to Pacific Coastal California.

Branch of Red Willow

Also known as Salix laevigata. The branch of a Red Willow tree, native to Pacific Coastal California.

Also known as Quercus kelloggii. The branch of a California Black Oak, native to western North America.

Branch of California Black Oak

Also known as Quercus kelloggii. The branch of a California Black Oak, native to western North America.

Also known as Quercus wislizeni. The branch of an Interior Live Oak tree, native to California.

Branch of Interior Live Oak

Also known as Quercus wislizeni. The branch of an Interior Live Oak tree, native to California.

Also known as Quercus agrifolia. The branch of a Coast Live Oak, native to the California Floristic Province.

Branch of Coast Live Oak

Also known as Quercus agrifolia. The branch of a Coast Live Oak, native to the California Floristic…

Also known as Quercus tomentella. The branch of an Island Oak tree, native to the coast of Caifornia.

Branch of Island Oak

Also known as Quercus tomentella. The branch of an Island Oak tree, native to the coast of Caifornia.

Also known as Quercus lobata. The branch of a Valley Oak tree, native to California.

Branch of Valley Oak

Also known as Quercus lobata. The branch of a Valley Oak tree, native to California.

Also known as Quercus garryana. The branch of a Garry Oak tree, native from southern California to southwestern British Columbia.

Branch of Garry Oak

Also known as Quercus garryana. The branch of a Garry Oak tree, native from southern California to southwestern…

Also known as Quercus douglasii. The branch of a Blue Oak tree, native to California.

Branch of Blue Oak

Also known as Quercus douglasii. The branch of a Blue Oak tree, native to California.

Also known as Quercus engelmannii. The branch of a Pasadena Oak tree, native to California.

Branch of Pasadena Oak

Also known as Quercus engelmannii. The branch of a Pasadena Oak tree, native to California.

Also known as Quercus dumosa. The branch of a Coastal Sage Scrub Oak tree, native to Mexico and California.

Branch of Coastal Sage Scrub Oak

Also known as Quercus dumosa. The branch of a Coastal Sage Scrub Oak tree, native to Mexico and California.

Abronia Umbellata are mostly native to California and are recognized by their showy blossoms in dense clusters that are similar to verbena.

Flowers of the Abronia Umbellata Plant

Abronia Umbellata are mostly native to California and are recognized by their showy blossoms in dense…

A branch from an Umbellularia californica tree, native to the forests of California and Oregon.

Branch of Umbellularia Californica

A branch from an Umbellularia californica tree, native to the forests of California and Oregon.

Also known as Platanus racemosa. The branch of a Western Sycamore tree, native to California.

Branch of Western Sycamore

Also known as Platanus racemosa. The branch of a Western Sycamore tree, native to California.

The branch of a Lyonothamnus tree, which is native to the Channel Islands of California.

Branch of Lyonothamnus

The branch of a Lyonothamnus tree, which is native to the Channel Islands of California.

Also known as Heteromeles arbutifolia. The branch of a Toyon tree, native to California.

Branch of Toyon

Also known as Heteromeles arbutifolia. The branch of a Toyon tree, native to California.

Pictured is abronia umbellata. The common name of abronia is sand verbena. The umbellata variety has pink flowers that are about a half inch. The plant is native from California seacoasts to Columbia.

Abronia Umbellata

Pictured is abronia umbellata. The common name of abronia is sand verbena. The umbellata variety has…

Pictured is a California apple orchard. It was until 1880 that California was proven to be able to grow apples commercially.

California Apple Orchard

Pictured is a California apple orchard. It was until 1880 that California was proven to be able to grow…

<I>Phoenix canariensis</I> is one of the most serviceable palms in California.

Phoenix Canariensis

Phoenix canariensis is one of the most serviceable palms in California.

Dracena palm is the common name of <I>Cordyline australis</I>. This palm tree is common in California.

Dracena Palm

Dracena palm is the common name of Cordyline australis. This palm tree is common in California.

Illustrated is an <I>Eucalyptus rostrata</I> tree that had been planted for eleven years. The tree was eighty six feet tall. This tree was in California.

Eucalyptus Rostrata

Illustrated is an Eucalyptus rostrata tree that had been planted for eleven years. The tree was eighty…

Pictured is a banana plant bearing fruit. This particular plant is a bearing stalk as grown in southern California.

Bearing Banana Plant

Pictured is a banana plant bearing fruit. This particular plant is a bearing stalk as grown in southern…

Cupressus macnabiana is a small tree, growing twenty feet tall. The tree forms a dense, pyramidal head. The tree is native to California.

Cupressus Macnabiana

Cupressus macnabiana is a small tree, growing twenty feet tall. The tree forms a dense, pyramidal head.…

Dicentra formosa is native from central California to British Columbia. The flowers are rose purple and grow in clusters at the end of the stems. The plant is stemless with a fleshy rootstock.

Dicentra Formosa

Dicentra formosa is native from central California to British Columbia. The flowers are rose purple…

The echinocactus rectispinus cactus is round and cylindrical. The flowers are about one inch long and pink. The cactus is native to California.

Echinocactus Rectispinus

The echinocactus rectispinus cactus is round and cylindrical. The flowers are about one inch long and…

Erysimum asperum grows one to three feet tall in the wild or twelve to eighteen inches tall in gardens. The flowers are orange or yellow. It is native from Quebec to Texas and California.

Erysimum Asperum

Erysimum asperum grows one to three feet tall in the wild or twelve to eighteen inches tall in gardens.…

California poppy is a perennial that grows ten to twenty four inches high. The flowers are saucer shaped and open in the sunshine. It is native from Oregon to California, mostly along the coast.

California Poppy

California poppy is a perennial that grows ten to twenty four inches high. The flowers are saucer shaped…

Lavatera insularis flowers are yellowish white striped and tipped with purple. It is native to the Coronados Islands near southern California.

Lavatera Insularis

Lavatera insularis flowers are yellowish white striped and tipped with purple. It is native to the Coronados…

Illustrated is a California privet from short cuttings. It is transplanted deep. The tips of the shoots are pinched when they are about three inches long.

California Privet

Illustrated is a California privet from short cuttings. It is transplanted deep. The tips of the shoots…

Lilium humboldtii flowers are bright orange-yellow, spotted deep purple brown. The flowers bloom late June to early August. The flower is native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.

Lilium Humboldtii

Lilium humboldtii flowers are bright orange-yellow, spotted deep purple brown. The flowers bloom late…

Lilium parvum is native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The flowers bloom in June and early July. The bulbs are usually more clustered more tightly than indicated in the image.

Lilium Parvum

Lilium parvum is native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The flowers bloom in June and…

Pictured are men plowing a sowing. This illustration is from a Babylonian seal impression from the 14th century, BCE.

Babylonian Seal Impression

Pictured are men plowing a sowing. This illustration is from a Babylonian seal impression from the 14th…

The cassaba melon is a winter melon, popular in California.

Cassaba Melon

The cassaba melon is a winter melon, popular in California.

Mentzelia lindleyi is native to California. The flowers are bright yellow and very fragrant in the evening.

Mentzelia Lindleyi

Mentzelia lindleyi is native to California. The flowers are bright yellow and very fragrant in the evening.

The flowers of the ice plant are small, whitish or varying to light rose color. It is native to South Africa, Greece, the Canary Islands, and south California. The flowers open in the sun.

Ice Plant

The flowers of the ice plant are small, whitish or varying to light rose color. It is native to South…

The nectarine is a smooth-skinned peach. The nectarine is grown in California mostly for drying and canning.

Nectarines

The nectarine is a smooth-skinned peach. The nectarine is grown in California mostly for drying and…

Baby blue eyes is the common name of <i>nemophila menziesii insignis</i>. The flower is native to California. The flowers are bright, clear blue.

Baby Blue Eyes

Baby blue eyes is the common name of nemophila menziesii insignis. The flower is native to California.…

Tuberculosis of olive is also known as "olive knot". Olive knot is the only serious disease which attacks the olive in California.

Olive Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis of olive is also known as "olive knot". Olive knot is the only serious disease which attacks…

This illustration shows a human leg (front view), and comparative diagrams showing modifications of the leg: 1. Human, 2. Ox, 3. Horse, 4. Bird, 5. Frog, 6. Crocodile, 7. Seal, 8. Dog, 9. Bear P. Pelvis, FE. Femur, TI. Tibia, FI. Fibula, TA. Tarsus, MT. Metatarsus, PH. Phalanges, OC. Os Calcis.

Human Leg (Front View), and Comparative Diagrams showing Modifications of the Leg

This illustration shows a human leg (front view), and comparative diagrams showing modifications of…

This illustration shows the leg of a seal. P. Pelvis, FE. Femur, TI. Tibia, FI. Fibula, TA. Tarsus, MT. Metatarsus, PH. Phalanges, OC. Os Calcis

Leg of Seal

This illustration shows the leg of a seal. P. Pelvis, FE. Femur, TI. Tibia, FI. Fibula, TA. Tarsus,…

A cross-section of the Edison Electric Company's hydro-electric station at Kern River, California, containing four 10,750 h.p. Allis-Chalmers impulse wheels.

Impulse Wheels

A cross-section of the Edison Electric Company's hydro-electric station at Kern River, California, containing…

The claws of a seal's left hind foot.

Seal

The claws of a seal's left hind foot.

"The seal <i>Macrorhinus elephantinus</i> or <i>proboscideus</i>, or <i>Morunga proboscidea</i>. It is the largest of the otaries; the snout is prolonged into a proboscis suggestive of an elephant's trunk. It is confined to the higher latitudes of the southern hemisphere...." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Elephant Seal on a Rock

"The seal Macrorhinus elephantinus or proboscideus, or Morunga proboscidea. It is the largest of the…

Illustration of the entrance of an igloo, built out of ice, partially underwater. A seal is swimming under the water, headed for the entrance.

Seal Swimming up to an Igloo

Illustration of the entrance of an igloo, built out of ice, partially underwater. A seal is swimming…

<i>Leptonychotes weddelli</i>. "A spotted seal of the southern and antarctic seas, belonging to the family <i>Phocidae</i> and either of two different genera." &mdash;Whitney, 1889 <p>This illustration shows the seal lying on some rocks.

Leopard Seal

Leptonychotes weddelli. "A spotted seal of the southern and antarctic seas, belonging to the family…

<i>Otaria jubata</i>. One of several large eared seals, or otaries. Also called "Cook's otary" or the "Patagonian sea-lion". "It is related to the sea-bear...but is larger." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Sea Lion

Otaria jubata. One of several large eared seals, or otaries. Also called "Cook's otary" or the "Patagonian…

"A press or stamp bearing dies on its jaws, or a die and a bed, for imprinting or embossing any device upon paper or a plastic material, as lead. It is much used to form the seals of seal-locks, and may be a kind of heavy pincers. a and a1, dies; b (dotted outline), bar sliding in guide c; d (dotted outline), abutment for coiled spring e; f, lever with cam g at the bottom. The lever moved in the direction in dicated by the arrow forces a down upon a1; when it is released the spring reverses the motion." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Seal Press

"A press or stamp bearing dies on its jaws, or a die and a bed, for imprinting or embossing any device…

"A circular box used for covering and protecting a seal. Old documents were commonly sealed by means of a ribbon which passed through the parchment, and to which was affixed a large circular wax seal, not attached to the parchment itself, but hanging below its edge. The skippet used to protect such a seal was commonly turned of wood, like a shallow box, with a cover formed of a simple disk of wood held to the box by strings passed through eyelet-holes." -Whitney, 1889

Skippet - Open Box with a Seal Inside

"A circular box used for covering and protecting a seal. Old documents were commonly sealed by means…

"An embiotocoid fish of the Pacific coast of North America, <i>Micrometrus aggregatus</i>; a name also extended to others of the same waters and genus. That above named is about six inches long; the adult males in spring are almost entirely black; the usual coloration is silvery with dusky back and longitudinal dark stripes interrupted by three vertical yellow bars." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Sparada

"An embiotocoid fish of the Pacific coast of North America, Micrometrus aggregatus; a name also extended…